1st Amendment Tag

CBS Seizes Confidential Files of Recently Fired Journalist Catherine Herridge

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 23, 2024 53 Comments

"The position of CBS has alarmed many, including the union, as an attack on free press principles by one of the nation’s most esteemed press organizations."...

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Reagan Airport Twitter Account Blasted for Tweet Declaring Pro-Hamas Road Blockers Are ‘Exercising 1A Rights’

Posted by Stacey Matthews on January 21, 2024 38 Comments

"TRAFFIC ALERT: Expect delays around the airport due to a group in vehicles exercising first amendment rights in roadway."...

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Colorado Dad Suing School District for Discrimination After Refusing to Display ‘Straight Pride Flag’ Next to ‘Progress Pride Flag’

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 06, 2023 39 Comments

"If we had more parents like [Feldman], then these policies would never have been rolled out in the first place, and they'd be teaching kids about math and science"...

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First Amendment: Supreme Court Considers Gov’t Officials’ Social Media Behavior

Posted by Terrance Kible on November 16, 2023 45 Comments

Lower courts couldn't agree on whether a government official can block citizens from a personal social media account that is used to share official information....

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Appeals Court Puts Temporary Halt On Trump Gag Order in DC Criminal Case

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 03, 2023 8 Comments

Administrative Stay issued pending oral argument on November 20....

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Supreme Court Pauses Ban on Biden Admin’s Communications With Big Tech

Posted by Mary Chastain on October 20, 2023 23 Comments

The Court agreed to hear the case, which could affect how the First Amendment is applied when it comes to social media....

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5th Circuit Broadens Social Media Censorship Injunction To Include Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 03, 2023 14 Comments

"CISA—working in close connection with the FBI—held regular industry meetings with the platforms...

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Nearly Half of Democrats Believe Free Speech Should Be Legal ‘Only Under Certain Circumstances’

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 26, 2023 64 Comments

"A bare majority of Democrats (53%) say speech should be legal under any circumstances, while 47% say it should be legal 'only under certain circumstances.'”...

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Appeals Court: Texas Board of Regents Members Not Immune From Suit by Prof. Whose First Amendment Rights Allegedly Were Violated

Posted by Terrance Kible on September 25, 2023 23 Comments

The appeals court affirmed a lower court's refusal to dismiss the professor's lawsuit on grounds his attorney called 'hyper-technical' and aimed at delaying proceedings....

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Supreme Court Extends Stay on Fifth Circuit Injunction Stopping Biden Admin From Coercing Big Tech to Censor Posts

Posted by Mary Chastain on September 22, 2023 13 Comments

The pause is only until September 27. Maybe all of the justices are writing opinions on it....

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Biden’s Dept. Of Education Investigating Chris Rufo For “Misgendering” Former New College DEI Director

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on September 12, 2023 49 Comments

The former DEI head at New College in Florida goes by 'ze/zir.' Is 'mispronouning' a crime now? ...

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Appeals Court Issues Injunction Against Biden Admin Collusion and Coercion Of Big Tech Censorship Of Political Opponents

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 08, 2023 7 Comments

"the enjoined Defendants cannot coerce or significantly encourage a platform’s content-moderation decisions"...

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Court: City Cannot Keep Catholic Farmer Opposed to Gay Marriage Out of Farmer’s Market

Posted by Terrance Kible on September 03, 2023 24 Comments

"The City's decision to exclude Country Mill Farms from the 2017 East Lansing Farmer's Market constituted a burden on Plaintiffs' religious beliefs."...

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Lawsuit: White House Press Office Unconstitutionally Targeted Reporter With New Credentialing Requirement

Posted by Terrance Kible on August 23, 2023 21 Comments

The revised requirement came after heated exchanges between the reporter and White House Press Secretary over the White House's alleged refusal to answer the reporter's questions....

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Nick Sandmann Loses Appeal Over Dismissal of Defamation Claims Against Several Media Outlets

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 16, 2023 51 Comments

Finds alleged defamatory statements about Sandmann's encounter with an activist banging a drum in his face were non-actional opinion....

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Colorado Supreme Court Asked To Find for Christian Baker Who Refused Gender Transition Cake After SCOTUS Web Designer Ruling

Posted by Terrance Kible on July 24, 2023 21 Comments

The bakery has been embroiled in a decade-long dispute with Colorado officials over using the state's anti-discrimination law to compel speech....

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SCOTUS 303 Creative Decision Affirms that the Law Cannot Compel Opinion

Posted by Dr. Ryan M. Yonk on July 17, 2023 33 Comments

Indeed, at its core, 303 Creative v. Aubrey Elenis was not about whether a business may discriminate because of its own beliefs, but rather whether the state may compel speech of a particular opinion even out of a desire to achieve equal access in the...

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Gov’t Can Continue Colluding With Big Tech, 5th Circuit Grants “Administrative Stay” of Injunction

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 14, 2023 29 Comments

It's not a decision on the merits, it puts a temporary hold until the court can determine the merits of the District Court injunction that prohibited government collusion with big tech and big social media to silence and censor political opponents....

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